XPost: alt.startrek, alt.tv.star-trek, alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise   
   From: bogusname@nj.rr.com   
      
   On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 14:54:29 -0600, Keeper of the Purple Twilight   
    wrote:   
      
   >In article <35d5d8F4mui77U1@individual.net>, EvilBill   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> > Kirk only knew the smooth-forehead variety of Klingons.  He didn't   
   >> > have occasion to run into them a lot, so he couldn't be expected to   
   >> > know what they *really* looked like.   
   >> >   
   >>   
   >> He also met plenty of ridge-headed ones (Kruge, Maltz, Klaa, Korrd, Gorkon,   
   >> Azetbur, Kerla, Chang...)'   
   >   
   >But that was *after* TOS.   
      
   True. But let's assume for a moment that Kirk never saw any Polaroids   
   of bumpy-headed Archer-era Klingons, so he doesn't see anything weird   
   about the smooth-headed TOS-era Klingons. Why doesn't he react when   
   the bumpy heads return in the movies?   
      
   >And Chang didn't have much of a ridge.  He was probably one of the last   
   >'smooth forehead' Klingons left.  (Actually this was because   
   >Christopher Plummer asked for less 'severe' Klingon makeup).   
      
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